Experimental design Flashcards
1
Q
Independent measures
A
participants are allocated to one condition
+no risk of order effects (will not learn how to do something, look out for something specific, change behaviour ect)
-high risk of individual differences
2
Q
Repeated measures
A
Participants take part in all conditions
+no risk of individual differences
-high risk of order effects
3
Q
matched pairs
A
the researcher allocates participants to each group carefully to ensure groups match in terms of characteristics
+no risk of order effects
-time consuming, difficult to successfully put into place
